Generalization and Containment: Different Effects of Past Aggression for Wives and Husbands.

Malone, Jean; And Others

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v51 n3 p687-97 Aug 1989

Studied etiology of physical aggression toward spouses in couples (N=328) 6 weeks prior to marriage and 6-18 months after marriage. Found men had higher ratings of violent activities outside home but men and women engaged in similar amounts of aggression within their families. Found women more likely to generalize aggression. (Author/CM)